Postal Codes

19504 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 19504 covers Barto, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 5,327 and a median household income of $100,882.

Population
5,327230 per square mile
Median age
52.613.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$100,8821.3× the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
1.3%11.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$466,710up 27.8% in five years
Median rent
$1,0639% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
34.4%0.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
93.7%28.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
74

Where 19504 is

Barto, Pennsylvania — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population5,327
Median age52.6
Family households80.1%
Born outside the US3.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.2%
White (non-Hispanic)92.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)4.8%
Hispanic or Latino1.1%
Veterans6.1%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$100,882
Income per person$53,960
Poverty rate1.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.2%
$10–15k1.1%
$15–20k2.2%
$20–25k2.1%
$25–30k0.9%
$30–35k2.2%
$35–40k1.7%
$40–45k1.0%
$45–50k2.3%
$50–60k7.6%
$60–75k9.3%
$75–100k19.2%
$100–125k7.6%
$125–150k13.8%
$150–200k12.0%
$200k or more16.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed2,740
Mean adjusted gross income$96,528
Returns declaring $200,000 or more9.9%
Returns, under $25k20.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k26.3%
Returns, $200k or more9.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$345,800
Median gross rent$1,063
Rent as a share of household income30%
Owner-occupied93.7%
Vacant homes7%
Median year built1979

What the homes are

Detached house94%
Attached house1.7%
2 to 4 units2%
Mobile home2.3%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$466,710as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 27.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 72.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$466,710$166,124

$166,124 in 2000 to $466,710 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher34.4%
High school diploma or higher95.2%
Works from home13.4%
Drives to work alone78.2%
Takes public transport0.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more28.5%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Colorectal screening68.5% 4.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist68.4% 7.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use77.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost9.3% 3.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments74
People employed322
Annual payroll$17,339,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 40.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss49.1 out of 100
Community resilience80.9 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Drought92.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide84.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather84.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane71.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind65.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding59Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave57.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave50.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail47Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning46.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake46.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado45.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire43.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm31Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
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Compared with Pennsylvania and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPPennsylvaniaUnited States
Median household income$100,882$76,081$78,538
Income per person$53,960$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate1.3%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$345,800$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,063$1,162$1,348
Homeownership93.7%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher34.4%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate2.2%5.2%5.2%
Works from home13.4%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US3.6%7.4%13.9%
Median age52.640.938.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationPOTTSTOWN LIMERICK AP, PA US16 km away
Rain in a year45 in

Average high and low by month

January37.4°F / 22°F3.02 in rain
February40.4°F / 23.4°F2.56 in rain
March49.1°F / 30.4°F4.07 in rain
April61.3°F / 40°F3.64 in rain
May71°F / 49.9°F3.69 in rain
June79.3°F / 58.9°F3.84 in rain
July83.8°F / 64.2°F4.72 in rain
August81.5°F / 62.2°F4.38 in rain
September74.6°F / 54.8°F4.83 in rain
October63.3°F / 43.3°F3.81 in rain
November52.4°F / 33.7°F3.02 in rain
December42.1°F / 26.7°F3.76 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket34% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Boyertown Area School District61.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Upper Perkiomen School District34.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Brandywine Heights Area School District4.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Household characteristics24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Walkability6 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

19503 Bally, PA2.6 km away
19472 Sassamansville, PA4.1 km away
19505 Bechtelsville, PA4.3 km away
19435 Frederick, PA6 km away
19545 New Berlinville, PA6.6 km away
18070 Palm, PA6.6 km away
18041 East Greenville, PA6.8 km away
18073 Pennsburg, PA7.6 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Berks County71.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Montgomery County28.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area23.18 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq mi
Population density230 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.3815, -75.5749

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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